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Jive Mobile

Access your community anywhere from your phone or tablet.

Jive offers several ways to use the product on a mobile device.

Jive Mobile for iOS : You can install the Jive Mobile for iOS from the Apple Store with your iPhone or iPad. This app offers a mobile-friendly version of the product. Native apps support push notifications and rich content authoring. Users of internal-facing communities who are frequent users of Jive will find the native app's performance and functionality especially helpful.

Jive Mobile for Android : You can install this app from Google Play on your Android device. This app offers a mobile-friendly verison of the product. Users of internal-facing communities who are frequent users of Jive will find the native app's performance and functionality especially helpful.

Using Jive from a mobile browser (narrow screen) : You can your Jive community from a mobile browser. You can see the same behavior using a desktop browser that's been minimized to a narrow width. You can see a subset of functionality but a more Jive-like experience. To use Jive in this mode, you only need to open the browser on a mobile device and navigate to your community. For more information about browsing your community from a mobile browser, see Using community from mobile browsersUsing community from mobile browsers.

Note: In previous versions that are included the Jive Mobile Web plugin, you could configure a mobile home page in the admin console. This home page is now configurable under Manage > Mobile Home Page and is visible to any user accessing Jive from a mobile or narrowed browser. For configuration help, see the main Jive Cloud documentation.

This guide provides information about the requirements and functionality for the Jive Mobile for iOS and Jive Mobile for Android.

  • System requirements Make sure the following requirements are met before using Jive on your mobile device.
  • Supported browsers Jive works with most current web browsers. Note that if you need to use Content Editor features, such as cut and paste, script access to the clipboard must be enabled.
  • Supported browsers Jive works with most current web browsers. Note that if you need to use Content Editor features, such as cut and paste, script access to the clipboard must be enabled.
  • Connect to your community Follow these steps to visit your community for the first time from your mobile device.
  • Documentation PDFs Download a PDF version of this documentation.